Christian Pulisic Becomes Most Expensive American Soccer Player Of All Time

U.S. national soccer team player Christian Pulisic is heading to the English Premier League.

London-based team Chelsea signed the 20-year-old right winger from German side Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday for a fee of about $73 million.

The deal makes the Hershey, Pennsylvania-born athlete the most expensive American soccer player of all time. German-American player Jon Brooks previously held the record following his move from Hertha Berlin to Wolfsburg in 2017 for approximately $22 million.

Pulisic will have to wait several months to make his debut for Chelsea, however. He was immediately loaned back to Dortmund for the remainder of the 2018-2019 season.

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Christian Pulisic (@cpulisic_10) January 2, 2019

In summer I move on to Chelsea and to a new competition, the English Premier League, Pulisic said in a statement shared on Chelseas website. Its a privilege to have signed for such a legendary club and I look forward to working hard towards being a contributor to their team of world class players.

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said the club was delighted to have signed one of Europes most sought-after players.

Christian has shown his quality during a fantastic spell in Germany and at just 20, we believe he has the potential to become an important Chelsea player for many years to come, Granovskaia added.

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Pulisic has represented the U.S. national team a total of 23 times, and scored nine goals. The world record for a soccer player transfer is held by Brazils Neymar, who signed for French side Paris Saint Germain from Spains Barcelona for about $226 million in 2017.

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